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Honda "very relieved" after McLaren's Baku points

Yusuke Hasegawa said he was “very relieved” as Fernando Alonso scored McLaren-Honda’s first Formula 1 points of the 2017 season in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The relationship between McLaren and engine supplier Honda has become increasingly strained in recent weeks, with the former frustrated by poor engine reliability and performance. But the Baku weekend eased some of the pressure as the team got both cars to the finish for the first time in 2017, with Alonso taking advantage of a chaotic race to take ninth and Stoffel Vandoorne 12th. When asked by Motorsport.com about the result, Honda chief Hasegawa said: “I’m very relieved that we could get points. “The drivers made a very...
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